crumbs from the table of the rich man
crumbs from his table = crumbs from the table of the rich man
an unfair and inadequate or unsatisfactory share of something
Luke 16 : 21 describes the beggar Lazarus as desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table.
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